How to prune a tree?
Mike
Not sure if this is even possible, but either way TIA!
Running along the back edge of my yard are some tall evergreen trees. I am
not even sure what they are but here is a scan of the two different leaves
www.masse.us/leaves.jpg They are as tall as 20 feet, and the branches
around the bottom are up to 8 feet long. Naturally the grass is
non-existent around the bottom of these trees.
My question is this ... What is the best way to reclaim 4 feet or so of yard
from these trees. I do want to keep the trees.
Can I simply lop off 4 feet of branch - up to 10 feet off the ground? Will
it regrow green stuff or will I end up looking at the "no-leave" branch
stubs forever? Should I just trim the offending branches back to the trunk
...? ... will it sprout new little ones?
Well... I'm sure you can get an idea of what I am talking about. Thanks for
you time.
Mike
Tsu Dho Nimh
>Hi all,
>
>Not sure if this is even possible, but either way TIA!
>
>Running along the back edge of my yard are some tall evergreen trees. I am
>not even sure what they are but here is a scan of the two different leaves
>www.masse.us/leaves.jpg They are as tall as 20 feet, and the branches
>around the bottom are up to 8 feet long. Naturally the grass is
>non-existent around the bottom of these trees.
Take the leaves to a local nursery ...
>My question is this ... What is the best way to reclaim 4 feet or so of yard
>from these trees. I do want to keep the trees.
>Can I simply lop off 4 feet of branch - up to 10 feet off the ground? Will
>it regrow green stuff or will I end up looking at the "no-leave" branch
>stubs forever?
With the typical evergreen, it's stubs forever.
>Should I just trim the offending branches back to the trunk
>...?
to get to walk under the trees, that sounds reasonable.
> ... will it sprout new little ones?
Not usually
Tsu Dho Nimh
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Mike
Mike
-- olive <olive@cff&fc.comix> wrote in message
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> Some kind of Cypress (or Hemlock or Arborvitae or Juniper or some
> such). Hard to say from the picture.
>
> Don't top them. Won't do any good any you'll end up with some ugly
> topped trees.
>
> If you wan to cut off basal branches you can do that, but cut them
> back to the trunk. You'll end up with a christmas tree looking
> tree.
>
> Don't expect to be able to grow much of anything under them
> though. Shade and root competition is pretty fierce.
> --olive@cff&fc.comix
neil Faulkner
Laylandii cyprus. This is the blight of the British garden. It is fast and
big. Pruning is too good for them! If you top it the tree will look
rediculous forever, prune the lower branches and no new growth will come but
it will look odd as the stubs of the branches will weep sap and leave it
looking like you pruned it (not always desirable).
As a garden designer and hobby gardener I have always left the tree be or
grubbed it out completely. I grubbed a hedge of these out for my
mother-in-law who then had a sudden rise in birds visit her garden which has
continued till now.
These trees are not worth preserving! Replace them with a fast growing
broadleaf and you will be pleasently surprised!
Neil
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